MODULE SPECIFICATION
Code: UPHPHA-30-2 Title: Citizenship, the State and Social Policy, 1870-1980 Version: 3
Level: 2 UWE credit rating: 30 ECTS credit rating: 15
Module type: Standard
Owning Faculty: Social Sciences and Humanities Field: History
Committee approval: QSC, Chair’s Action Date: 16th July 2009
Approved for Delivery by:
(indicate name of affiliated institution if module will only be delivered by them)
Valid from: September 2009 Discontinued from:
Contributes towards: Awards up to BA (Hons)
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Entry requirements:
(if the module is offered as CPD or stand alone, indicate the entry requirements)
Excluded combinations: None
Learning outcomes:
On successfully completing this module students should be able to demonstrate (key skills and relevant assessments in brackets):
• a detailed knowledge of some of the principal developments in social policy and how they define the relationship between citizens and the State (assessed through Component B, Elements 1 and 3);
• a good understanding of the major conceptual approaches to the history of social policy (assessed through Component B, Elements 12 and 3);
• the ability to analyse the political discourse on specific social problems and evaluate the role of different individuals and groups, as well as the influence of structural factors (assessed through Component A - Element 1, Component B - Elements 1 and 3);
• the ability to synthesise secondary and primary sources and address key problems in interpretation and evaluation (assessed through all components of assessment);
• the ability to communicate ideas in a variety of ways and to use appropriate evidence to support conclusions (assessed through all components of assessment , but Component B - Element 1 in particular for verbal communication, group work and learning resources).
Syllabus outline:
Introduction to major approaches to the history of social policy and the relationship between the nature of the state and concepts of citizenship
Block 1 Citizenship, Philanthropy and the State, 1870-1914
The influence of ‘scientific charity’ and personal philanthropy in defining social problems and appropriate responses. Case studies of housing, child welfare and campaigns for moral reform
The expansion of the state and its increasing responsibility for health and welfare of the population. Case studies of the Poor Law, Old Age Pensions, child welfare and unemployment insurance etc
The influence of scientific and political ideas in the context of imperial expansion
The changing nature of citizenship with particular reference to women and the working class
Block 2 Citizenship and the State, 1914-1939
The relative decline of the voluntary sector and the centralisation of the state
The impact of high levels of unemployment on individuals and communities
The growth of new political parties and organisations eg British Union of Fascists and the National Unemployed Workers Movement
Block 3 Citizenship and the State, 1939- 1980
The People’s War?
The Welfare State and the obligations of citizenship
Immigration and the right to citizenship
New definitions of poverty and citizenship
Teaching and learning methods:
Lectures: to introduce themes, approaches and contextual framework
Assessed Seminars: to provide students with the opportunity to take an active part in determining their learning and to share ideas and insights with others
Workshops or non-assessed seminars: to explore different historical sources and provide guidance and feedback on assessment
Indicative Reading List:
G Bock & P Thane (eds) |
Maternity and Gender Policies: Women and the Rise of European Welfare States, 1880-1950 (London: Routledge, 1992). |
J Brown |
The British Welfare State: a critical history (London: Blackwell, 1995). |
M A Crowther |
Social Policy in Britain, 1914-39 (London: Macmillan, 1988). |
H Hendrick |
Child Welfare in England 1872-1989 (London: Routledge, 1994). |
H Jones |
Health and Society in Twentieth Century Britain, (Harlow: Longman, 1994). |
K Jones |
The Making of Social Policy in Britain 1830 - 1990, (London: Athlone, 1994). |
R. Lowe |
The Welfare State in Britain since 1945 (London: Macmillan, 1994). |
J Melling (ed) |
Housing, Social Policy and the State, (London: Croom Helm, 1980). |
S Michel & S Koven |
Mothers of a New World: Maternalist Politics and the Origins of Welfare States (London: Routledge, 1993). |
G Pascall |
Social Policy: A New Feminist Analysis, (London: Routledge, 1997). |
G C Peden |
British Economic and Social Policy, (Hemel Hempstead: Philip Allan, 1991). |
S. Pedersen |
Family Dependence and the Origins of the Welfare State (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993). |
R Pope & A Pratt (eds) |
Social Welfare in Britain1885 - 1985, (London: Croom Helm, 1986). |
R Pope |
War and Society in Britain, 1899-1948 (London: Longman, 1991). |
M Smith |
British Politics: Society and the State since the late Nineteenth Century, (London: Macmillan Education, 1990). |
Assessment
Weighting between components A and B (standard modules at levels 0-3 only) A: 25% B: 75%
ATTEMPT 1
First Assessment Opportunity
Component A
Description of each element Element weighting
1. Exam (1 hour) 25%
Component B
Description of each element Element weighting
1. Assessed seminar paper (2000 words) 25%
2. Book or article review (2000 words) 25%
3. Essay (2000 words) 25%
Second Assessment Opportunity (further attendance at taught classes is not required)
Component A
Description of each element Element weighting
1. Exam (1 hour) 25%
Component B
Description of each element Element weighting
1. Essay 25%
2. Book or article review (2000 words) 25%
3. Essay (2000 words) 25%
SECOND (OR SUBSEQUENT) ATTEMPT Attendance at taught classes is required.
Specification confirmed by …………………………………………………Date ……………………………
(Associate Dean/Programme Director)